Sharing knowledge without sharing data: on the false choice between the privacy and utility of information

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SharingKnowledgeNotData.pdf(4.66 MB)
Presentation slides
Date
2017-06-01
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Authors
Bestavros, Azer
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OA Version
Citation
A Bestavros. 2017. "Sharing Knowledge without Sharing Data: On the false choice between the privacy and utility of information."
Abstract
As part of an ongoing collaboration, the Law School hosted a talk by Azer Bestavros, BU Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Hariri Institute for Computing. Prof. Bestavros will detailed his groundbreaking research project regarding pay equity. In this project, he and his colleagues conducted a study of more than 170 employers in the Boston area, analyzing and reporting pay equity results without compromising any of the firms' confidentiality. The project - and the methodology - have broad implications well beyond the employment context.
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Presentation slides for Azer Bestavros' June 1, 2017 talk at the BU Law School.
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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International